Bridgeton pioneer. (Bridgeton, N.J.) 1884-1919, 1887-06-23
BOARD OF EDUCATION.
A Hot Night and Late Session.

Monday evening, June Goth, will
long be remembered by the members
of the Board of Education, not only
on account of the length of the session,
| but also the extreme heat of the room.
The temperature must certainly have
been way above 100 degrees. Fans
were an aggravation. They only kept
in motion the hot air. The gentle
breezes waited from the Cohansey into
the back windows, so thoroughly i'm
pregnated with the oder of the barn
yards adjoining, were soon lost in the
fragrance of the cutters of Laurel
street. The President, Superintendent
and Secretary sat in their shirt sleeves
ready for any business to come up.
| The reporters were there, ready to sac
rifice their paper collars, in an effort to
secure an item. One citizen, braver
than his fellows, was present, notwith-
standing the heat, to see how thirteen
men could agree on any subject. The
impecunious book agent was also there
with his wonderful anatomical chart,
which would only take him half a min
ute to prove that it was just what they
wanted in all the schools, even in the
Primary department By the way, it
is never too hot for book agents.
At eight o'clock the President raped
the meeting to order. The roll was
called and the following responded:
Messrs. Lambert, Miner, Silvers,
Bright. Peck, Phillips, Kienzle, Lott,
Whitaker, Ayars, Fithian, Hort, and
Supt. Sharp.
The Secretary read the minutes,
which were adopted after an item for
coal had been changed from Mr.. KEN
zle to Jacob Ernest.
Supt. Sharp reported that he had
on hand at last meeting 4,511.05, from
which he had disbursed the past
month for teachers salaries, etc.,
$2,965.O7, leaving a balance on hand
of $1,545.9S.
The Visiting Committee gave favor
able reports from the several schools.
Mr.. Kienzle, from the Committee on
Buildings and Repairs, reported that
an examination of the Giles street
school property had been made, and it
was estimated that it would cost about
$3.50 to make the necessary repairs.
On motion it was ordered that the
Committee have the repairs to Vine
and Giles street schools made by
contract.
Other minor repairs were reported
as necessary in the other schoois.s
DR.. Peck, from the Committee on
Books and Furniture, reported favor
ably the introduction of Yagg's An
atomical study in each of the grammar
departments of the city, which was
adopted.
The following bills were ordered
paid:-Chas. f. Dare, $45. 65, for books,
stationery, etc.; Reeve y Fithian,
$70.50, for books, stationery, etc.; j.
Lang, $400, for tuning piano; G. Fl.
Platts, $40, services as examiner; A. E.
Prince, $10 services as examiner; Nc
Cowan & Nichols, $500, for examina-
tion papers; l. F. Barnes, $60.57, for
taking school census; D. B. Ginen-
back, $21. rs, for taking school census;
W. j. Nursery Co., s.. 25, for trees.
The monthly reports from the several
wards were read and filed.
Petition from j. Daley, G. r. Corey
and Others asking to be included in
the Bank street school district, was
read and on motion, action was indefi-
nitely postponed.
Mr. Sharp presented a petition from
assistant secondary teachers, asking for
an increase of salary. He moved that
the salaries be increased $2.5 month,
which would make them $3.50 a
month. The motion was lost.
Mr. Lott moved that the salaries of
all teachers be the same as last year.
Carried.
Applications for positions as teachers
were then read, after which the Board
went into an election for teachers, be.
ginning with Pearl street.
Mr. Miner nominated Miss Mary E.
Foster as Principal.
An effort was made by Messrs. Peck
Sharp and Lambert, that where but
one person was nominated for posi-
tion, the Board authorize some one to
cast the vote, in order to expedite
business. This was opposed by Messrs.
Miner and Ayres, on the ground that
it shut off all opportunity for members
voting their preferences. .4
The election was then proceeded
with.
Nine votes-being two-thirds of the
entire Board-are necessary to an
election.
hefollowing are the persons elected
and the votes they received
PEARL STREET SCHOOL.